The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-07-30
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and increasing it's neutrality-suspicious. OF
our best preachers will supply at Bethel
during the summer.-A lawn sociable at
Skowhegan was quite successful
DIR. 81. r. Nye and other ministers will
attend the Milford grove meeting Aug
Mr.. J. Fl. Haynes, of Bangor, one Of the
best singers in the State will have charge
of the music.-Parishes desiring supplies
through August, and those who wish to
secure pastors for longer time, may
learn something to their advantage by
addressing the editor of the Banner
Rev. DIR. Atwood will be the principal
speaker at the Fryeburg grove meeting,
Aug. Z. A Sunday school has recently
been organized at Gold River under the
direction of Rev. o. F. Alvord, the pastor
at North Fryeburg, ten miles distant.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-The Next Ses-
sion of the Rockingham Association will
be held in either Atkinson or Hampstead,
Wednesday and Thursday, September Ia
and ia friend sojourning at Hinsdale
thus writes the Leader Of Rev. Mr.. Reed,
our pastor in that place, one Of the truly
faithful. He not only gives his people
eff ,ient spiritual and pastoral aid, and
most excellent and interesting sermons,
but has a ready hand in their temporal
needs. As the season advanced and the
face of all nature began to look gay, it
was evident that the "meetin' house"
needed new coat. How do you think it
was supplied? The pastor and his wife
raised the money by the personal solicit
atoms of generous parishioners to buy it,
and the minister himself actually helped
to put it on, painting all the large, long
blinds and many parts of the building
with his own hands, besides decorating
and improving the grounds.
VERMONT. = At Windsor, on the
Fourth of July, the ladies of All Souls
church held successful lawn party, from
which $40 was Melted. The religious in
terest deepens. Pastor and people are unit
ed and the outlook is more encouraging
than for long time past-Rev. J. N.
Emery, of Bellows Falls, has been ab-
sent from his parish for two weeks on ac-
count of the death of his father, at Sem
eca, Kan. He was in his pulpit last
Sunday.
Vermont Grove MISUNDERSTANDING
will be held at Queen City Park, Bur
lington, Aug Ola Among the speakers
will be Rev. Messrs. J. N. Emery, G. W.
Perry, E. @. Bolles, @. Fl. Eaton, G. T.
Flanders, g. Fl. Emerson, @. B. Lynn,
81. W. Rugg, 81. !. Cushman, V. Tomlin-
son, W. s. Grove, A. G.. Rogers, e. @.
Abbott, @. a. Shinn; Messrs. l.. W. Bal
lou, Olney Arnold, Charles Whittier,
Charles Caverly, and Mrs. M. b. Bray.
Meetings will be held every day. The
music will be special feature OF the &C.
casion. Several attractive excursions on
Lake Champlain will take place during
the week and on Tuesday, Aug 16, a
party will leave the Park for the Thou
sand Islands which will be one of tie
most interesting excursions of the season.
MASSACHUSETTS, Intelli-
gence. = During the vacation season
churches, Boston. will hold union services.
AS the former is closed for alterations
and improvements, the services will be
held in Shawmut church. Rev. Mr.. Perrin
tho 81 TIL,
DR.. Miner will preach during August
Mr.. @. b. Lynn has an urgent and unan-
imous call to the Danvers parish. He
has it under consideration. The money
has been raised for a thorough renova.
ton of the church, within and without,
the total to cost not far from three thou
sand dollars, all of which is pledged
Rev. @. Fl Leonard, d. D., of Tufts Col
lege is IN deep sorrow. His younger
son, Charles g., noble youth and q
graduate OF Tufts, Of the class Of 81, re-
Gently died of consumption. He return
ed from Florida about month ago to his
fathers house to die. The Leader ssys
"He was a man of strong intellect and
genuine culture, brave, honest, pure and
high minded. Had he lived he would
have been an honor to the college which
trained him, and which he dearly loved,
and power in the world"
RHODE ISLAND.-Rey. v. E. Tom
linsOn preached his first sermon as pas
tor OF the Ballou Universallst church,
Providence, on Sunday, July II, having
given his farewell discourse at Valley
Falls on the Sunday Immediately preced-
ing. In the evening an informal recogni-
ton service was held. Rev. Fl. w. Rugg,
Rev. G. s. Weaver, ID. D., and Rev. II. /.
Cushman, ID. D., spoke words of fra
ternal greeting and congratulated the
people OF the parish and the Universslists
of Providence on the excellent prospect
of establishing on firm foundation a
Tnird Universalist church. Rev. Mr..
Tomlinson has already taken up his resi-
dence in Providence and entered upon his
work with a Jealous purpose. = The
Church OF the Mediator, Providence, Rev.
Mr.. Rngg, pastor, will be closed until
September IN order that certain changes
and improvements authorized by the par
ish may be carried out. 1t is expected
thar these improvements can be couplet-
ed by the first OF September next.
NEW YORK. Rev. James ID. COrby
was installed at Herkimer, July IA. Rev.